Improvement in toy money-boxes



R. FRISBIE. Toy Money-Box.

Pate nted]une8,1875.

.fiazezzzii' I E v THE GRAPHIC comnom -LITH.39 & 41PARK PLACE, NX.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

RUSSEL FRISBIE,.OF OROMWELL, OONNEGTIGUT,ASSIGNOR TO THE J. a E.

STEVENS COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT m TOY MONEY-BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 164,083, dated J une 8,1875 application filed April 17, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUSSEL FRISBIE, of Cromwell, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toy Banks; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby a person skilledin the art can make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters in the figures indicate the same parts.

My invention relates to that class of toy banks which consist of thefigure of a person seated, the body and chair of which form thereceptacle for the coin. Such banks have been heretofore made in whichthe figure receives the coin in its hand and deposits it in a sideopening or pocket by the action of the weight of the coin.

My improvement consists in a mechanical arrangement for operating thearm of the figure, and also causing the head to bow, by pressing uponthe foot after the coin has been placed in the hand.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a front view of my improved toybank, with a portion of the outer shell removed to show the interiorparts. Fig. 2 is a section through the figure, showing the workingparts. Fig. 3 is a bottom view, showing an arrangement for emptying thebank when desired.

a is the movable arm of the figure. It turns upon a pivot, 12, so as toswing downward and to the left side to reach the pocket over the leftarm. 0 is a lever, turning upon the same pivot b as a fulcrum to givemotion to the arm. at is second lever, turning upon the fulcrum 0. Itsrear end is connected to the lever c by the rod f, and its forward endis connected, by the rod 9, to the rear end of the foot h. The foot h ispivoted at 'i, and has the rear end pressed downward by the spring s.

When the toe of the foot h is pressed down it pushes up the rod g, drawsdown the rod f, and turns the arm, So that the hand j approaches thepocket It. The hand is constructed with a recess for the coin, whichholds it until it nearly reaches the pocket, when it falls out and dropsinto the pocket. I is a guide for the coin, extending into the interiorof the figure, and prevents the contained coins from falling out whenthe figure is turned upside down. The neck of the figure is hung onpivots m, allowing it to swing, and is furnished with a groove, a, inwhich an arm of the lever 0 moves, and causes the head to bow forwardwhen the foot is pressed downward, as before described. 0 is a slidingdoor in the bottom of the bank, to permit of removing the contentswithout taking it apart. This door slides back and forth in an openingin the bottom plate, and is held in place by means of the set-screw p,which slides, when loosened, in the slot g. This screw is riveted orheaded on its inner end, so that it cannot be lost; and the slot (1 ismade with an enlarged opening at the end, (1, through which the head ofthe screw is passed before the several parts of the bank are puttogether.

The several parts of the bank are intended to be cast in suitablesections and secured by screws, in the usual manner.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The parts of e g s, in combinationwith the arm, head, and foot of the figure, so that the arm and head aremoved by the movement of the foot, substantially in the manner hereindescribed.

2. In a toy money-box, the combination of the sliding plate 0 andset-screw p with an opening and slot in the bottom plate, substantiallyin the manner described.

RUSSEL FRISBIE.

Witnesses:

JAMES E. SMITH, EDWARD S.'OoE.

